Unit 2 Flashcards
190 countries are governed by…
written constitutions
…has the longest constitution with 146,385 words
India
Thailand, Brunei, and Israel have fewer than … rights outlined in their constitutions
10
Ecuador has the most rights outlined with __
99
The United States protects __ rights, which is below the global average
35
Hobbes and Locke both lived through the English Civil War, yet they came to very different conclusions about…
human nature and the purpose of government
What was Thomas Hobbes opinion of people?
He believed that people were naturally greedy and selfish
He believed the purpose of government was to establish an order and to protect people from…
themselves
What did John Locke think about people?
He believed that most people were reasonable and moral human beings
he believed the purpose of government was to…
protect people’s natural rights (life, liberty, and property)
Hobbes advocated for governments created by the people rather than…
governments imposed on the people.
The U.S. government is rooted in the concept of…
republicanism
republicanism is..
an ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty requires…
consent of the people for the existence of the government
The Constitution includes the principle of federalism by
dividing power and responsibility between a national, or federal, government and state governments.
the bill of rights includes
the first 10 amendments
the remaining 17 amendments are practically a timeline of American history, reflecting…
political and social change.
Establish Justice is to..
make sure there are laws and that people follow them
Promote the general welfare means…
that the government should be thinking about all people
Insure domestic Tranquility means…
that the government should keep the peace here in America
The US government uses a separation of powers through the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to ensure that…
no one person has complete control of the nation
The Great Compromise created the bicameral system where one house had…
equal representation and the other had proportional representation based upon population
The Three-Fifths Compromise established the procedure of…
counting every five slaves as three people for the population count used to determine representation
Article I outlines…
the legislative functions and structure of the United States
Article II outlines…
the structure and functions of the executive branch.
Article III details…
the structure and function of the judicial branch
There are __ amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
27
